
CLIP Spring ’25 Onboarding Session
This past Tuesday, Director of the Civic Leaders Internship Program Dr. Chad Follis facilitated the Spring '25 CLIP onboarding session. Within this session, Dr. Follis set and confirmed the professional expectations of each intern in their time interning and representing MUS at the state capitol in Jefferson City. Originally, this onboarding was supposed to take…

Global Service in Costa Rica
On January 4, a cohort of Mizzou Service Learning students will embark on an annual global service trip to Costa Rica to aid in a sea turtle conservation and protection program coordinated by ASVO (Asociación de Voluntarios para el Servicio en Áreas Protegidas de Costa Rica). Organizations and NGOs in Costa Rica value volunteers due to staff…

SHOW ME: Learning That Sticks
The Office of Community Engaged Learning honored to have been featured this month by SHOW ME MIZZOU for our summer High Impact Practice Summer Institute, a professional development retreat focused on aiding faculty and professors in integrating HIPs into their courses. From left: Ashlie Lester, Antoinette Landor and Michelle Teti at the High Impact Practices…

2024 Student Award Recipient: Jade Sapp
"I have been a member of Jumpstart for the past two years, where I serve at-risk preschool children. Additionally, over winter break, I served on a sea turtle conservation trip in Costa Rica." – Jade Sapp, senior Interdisciplinary Studies and Occupational Therapy Assisting student Jumpstart is a national early education organization working toward the day…

Global Service in Northern Thailand
Did you know that you can study abroad for service? Our office and the Office of Study Abroad offer a once in a lifetime program to Northern Thailand in which participants familiarize themselves with Thai culture, customs, and locals and give back to local communities and Asian elephant conservation efforts. Leading up to departure, students…

2024 Engaged Faculty Awards
Community Engaged Learning, in collaboration with The Connector and UM System Engagement and Outreach, are thrilled to announce two new faculty awards as part of University of Missouri Extension and Engagement Week! The Faculty Engagement and Impact Award recognizes innovative leaders who incorporate engagement into their faculty roles, reaching new and diverse audiences. This year's…

Give back with Cedar Creek!
Looking for a different kind of way to give back? Spend a semester volunteering with Cedar Creek, a local equine therapy center. Assist riders on short walks and sprints, connect with community non-profit partners, and spend quality time outside with horses! Cedar Creek's mission is to provide equine assisted therapy to individuals with disabilities in…

CLIP Spring ’25 Onboarding Session
This past Tuesday, Director of the Civic Leaders Internship Program Dr. Chad Follis facilitated the Spring ’25 CLIP onboarding session. Within this session, Dr. Follis set and confirmed the professional expectations of each intern in their time interning and representing MUS at the state capitol in Jefferson City. Originally, this onboarding was supposed to take…

Civic Leaders Internship Program (CLIP)
The Civic Leaders Internship Program (CLIP) builds on classroom student engaged learning by providing community placements for credit-bearing internship placements. While placements vary widely they are focused in two areas described below. CLIP Non-Profit Available non-profit internships can be found on Handshake. Students may credit these internships through their own departments or through SRV_LRN 3028. For…